Click here if you are having trouble viewing video on a mobile device.OAKLAND — Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty, playing two days after the death of his mother Gretchen, singled in his first at-bat Tuesday night. His father Mike was interviewed by the A’s in-stadium host and shown in the stadium on the scoreboard.Talking to the media for the first time Wednesday before the A’s played the Houston Astros, Piscotty reflected on Tuesday night, his mother’s passing, recognized his father and addressed the outpouring of support from the A’s community and throughout baseball.A transcription of that interview:Q: What was the interaction with fans like Tusesday night?Piscotty: It was a special moment. I got in the box and heard the crowd start to roar and stepped out. I just wanted to acknowledge and to say thank you for all the support the A’s community has given me. The Astros were great. They sent me over a little card before the game. I wanted to acknowledge them. It was a special moment. My dad was there and had some other family. It was a cool moment and I know my mom was watching.Q: Did you know your dad was going to be on the video board?Piscotty: I didn’t know that they were going to do that. It was a beautiful moment and something I’ll also remember from yesterday. I thought it was great to kind of get him in the limelight a little bit. He’s been one of the people most impacted. He’s worked so, so hard. I thank him so much. I love him. He worked so hard throughout the progression of this disease. I just love him a lot.Q: What’s the daily life been like?Piscotty: There’s been a lot of care. With ALS, it robs you of many things. When you can’t move and you can’t talk, I’m sure people can imagine how difficult that is. Just kind of being around 24-7 for my dad. There’s a lot of lifting and getting my mom in certain chairs in comfortable places, making sure the mask is on and making sure she’s getting food and fluids, medications. It was a full-time job, so to speak, and I know he was exhausted.Q: Why the decision to play?Piscotty: I took Monday off. There was no way I was going to be able to play. Based upon when we can have the celebration of life, which is going to be on Monday, I just felt like too much time. I’m going to stay back. I’m not going to go to New York. I’m going to meet the team in Boston. It felt right. It’s been an emotional roller-coaster. There’s obviously a lot of sadness but some relief. It felt good for my family to kind of have something to cheer about. It felt good for me to get right back where I belong. I am about to take some time and go through that grieving process.Q: Not sure if overwhelming is the right word, but how would you describe the outpouring of support from around Major League Baseball?Piscotty: I think overwhelming is right. We’ve worked hard the last couple of months raising money. On one of donation pages we were able to get $20,000 in just a matter of two days with the contributions from the A’s and their matching of that money. It’s already over $100,000. That’s overwhelming. I have so much thanks for everyone who stepped up. Jon Lester and Yu Darvish contributed huge amounts. I want to thank them personally. It’s overwhelming. ALS needs the funding. It’s going to such a good cause that it warms my heart. I want to keep the momentum going. Once the dust settles, I’m speaking with my agent. We’re going to come up with some other cool ways to raise money. It’s going to be my mission. I’m prepared to accept it.Q: What did it mean to be able to be here for your mother’s final days?Piscotty: I wouldn’t have traded that for the world. I can’t imagine being 2,000 miles away or in a different place and not being around what all’s been going. The trade has meant the world to me and I know it did to my mom. Being able to really share every last moment together was something that just warms my heart. I’m so grateful for it. I’m at a loss for words. I’m just so glad to be home.Q: Is there anything you learned about your mom in the last year that you didn’t already know?Piscotty: I think I’ve always known this, but it was just on display, just how strong she was. I can’t imagine what she was going through, what she was feeling. Putting on that front like she was OK. I think she was doing that for us. She was just so strong. That was one of things we stressed in the last week as things were kind of shaping to kind of be the end — just making sure she knew how impressed we were and proud of her we were for how hard she fought. She’s just a warrior. That’s something that’s at the front of my mind that I’m always going to remember, just how tough she is.Q: Fair to say that was the best hit of your career?Piscotty: That’s one of the most memorable for sure. All day, I didn’t feel alone. I felt like someone was with me. I had a round in batting practice where I hit five homers out of five and I’ve never done that. That’s not me. I didn’t feel alone. I felt like there was someone with me yesterday. I know it was her. She was with me up there during that at-bat.Q: What did the reception from the right field crew mean and seeing your dad out there with them?Piscotty: It meant a lot to me, and I know it meant a lot to him and to my entire family. We feel so at home here. The fans, the right-field crew out there have embraced us with open arms. I cracked a few smiles looking up there with the drumsticks in their hands. That was cool.Q: They had the G.P. sign (Gretchen Piscotty) . . . your reaction?Piscotty: When I ran out to stretch and I kind of looked out and scanning, I saw that. I was, like, ‘Wow. Wow.’Q: What’s the significance of you patting your heart as you got to the plate?Piscotty: The hand over my heart, that’s something my mom would do when she wasn’t able to speak. This was just, ‘I love you and thank you.’ That’s what I did in the box and that’s kind of her way of saying. I’m going to keep that with me.